My husband who uses a wheelchair and I went shopping at Walmart in Avon Park on Wednesday, Sept. 21. After shopping, I helped my husband get into our van and put his wheelchair in the back. Unfortunately, I drove home, forgetting to put my groceries in the van. ...more

September 28, 2009

A bicycling ice cart peddler was robbed at 7 p.m. Thursday when thieves pushed him down and took his case. ...more

April 16, 2009

I just witnessed one of the most disgusting sights I have seen in a long time. When we watch people golfing out back, there often is a darling squirrel that appears. It is very friendly and scampers about with the gusto for life we all should have. A minute ago I saw a man throw water onto the sweet little animal, four times! There was no reason for it as the squirrel was not interfering with his needing-golf-lessons-badly swing. I yelled at the golfer but I guess my voice wasn't heard, for he rode away in his cart after one more attempt to blanket the dear animal with a heavy dose of water. ...more

April 5, 2009

One man's attempt to steal some free prescription drugs Saturday shut down the pediatric unit of Oak Hill Hospital. ...more

March 4, 2009

One man's attempt to steal some free prescription drugs shut down the pediatric unit of Oak Hill Hospital on Saturday. ...more

March 2, 2009

Barbara Lockwood didn't quite hit the lottery, but the million-dollar smile on her face definitely came about against the odds. ...more

February 27, 2009

The great benefit of this present financial deficit in education is that it provides us with the opportunity to diligently evaluate everything we are presently spending taxpayer money on. Little things add up. Presently, if we added up all the perfectly good fruit that our children are now throwing in the trash, I wonder just how much that would add up to, $200 a day per school. ...more

February 4, 2009

Aldi, the discount grocery store, will open a store in Plant City on Saturday. The company will open its ninth Tampa Bay area store at 3021 James L. Redman Parkway. Operating hours are from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. ...more

January 15, 2009

Aldi, the discount grocery store, will open a store in Plant City on Jan. 17. ...more

January 14, 2009

I saw the woman wheeling her little boy through the toy store just before the holidays. The store was jammed and he was a small blond chatterbox as she quickly pushed her cart with plan and purpose. ...more

January 14, 2009